Any questions for John Redwood?

A former Head of Margaret Thatcher's Downing Street Policy Unit he was Secretary of State for Wales from 1993 to 1995. He resigned in 1995 to challenge John Major for the leadership of the Conservative Party. His Eurosceptic, low tax campaign was defeated by 218 MPs to 89 MPs.

He again stood for the Tory leadership in 1997 and was the penultimate campaigner to be eliminated - winning more votes than both his right-of-centre rivals, Peter Lilley and Michael Howard. His famous pact with Ken Clarke failed to stop William Hague being elected Tory leader.

He was a surprise Shadow Cabinet appointment in 2004 when Michael Howard made him Deregulation spokesman. His appointment helped to persuade Eurosceptic voters who supported UKIP at the European elections to return to the Conservative Party.

Please use the comments thread below to raise questions for John Redwood or email questions to [email protected].

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A former Head of Margaret Thatcher's Downing Street Policy Unit he was Secretary of State for Wales from 1993 to 1995. He resigned in 1995 to challenge John Major for the leadership of the Conservative Party. His Eurosceptic, low tax campaign was defeated by 218 MPs to 89 MPs.

He again stood for the Tory leadership in 1997 and was the penultimate campaigner to be eliminated - winning more votes than both his right-of-centre rivals, Peter Lilley and Michael Howard. His famous pact with Ken Clarke failed to stop William Hague being elected Tory leader.

He was a surprise Shadow Cabinet appointment in 2004 when Michael Howard made him Deregulation spokesman. His appointment helped to persuade Eurosceptic voters who supported UKIP at the European elections to return to the Conservative Party.

Please use the comments thread below to raise questions for John Redwood or email questions to [email protected].